Lawyers for Prince have ordered several of the superstar's biggest fan sites to remove any image that bears his likeness prompting fans to form a group to fight the demands.
Three websites: housequake.com, princefams.com and prince.org have come together to form 'Prince Fans United' in response to the situation, which even sees demands to remove images of fans own tattoos.
http://www.nme.com/news/prince/32312
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He has always been very Creative. Maybe he just wants to be more of a asswipe/creative type right now :)
What does he earn by attacking the only people in the world who buy all of his releases and by forcing them to stop giving him free advertising?
The same shit Prince used to claim Warner Bros was doing to him back in the early 90s, now he's doing it to his fans.
What a fuckin' hypocrite. I'm glad I've always downloaded his shit illegally.
What a fuckin' hypocrite. I'm glad I've always downloaded his shit illegally.
Prince is a jackass.
There should be a site formed, called "Not Prince dot com" where people can send in caricatures of how much of a fucked up midget he's become.
The beauty is, the cartoons will look like him, but since the site is called "Not Prince", it's obviously not him.
It could really take off.
My sister got caught up in this Prince bullshit; she did a cover of "Purple Rain", and put it on Youtube - a really awesome cover too.... it got two thousand views in about a day, it was goin' up - and Prince had it taken down!!
Cocksucker.
The beauty is, the cartoons will look like him, but since the site is called "Not Prince", it's obviously not him.
It could really take off.
My sister got caught up in this Prince bullshit; she did a cover of "Purple Rain", and put it on Youtube - a really awesome cover too.... it got two thousand views in about a day, it was goin' up - and Prince had it taken down!!
Cocksucker.
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Just a prime example of how NIAVE some are here. Please, if you're looking for an entertainment lawyer, don't come to Queenzone.
Before you go being brainwashed by ONE MAGAZINE ARTICLE, maybe you should look at the big picture. Prince isn't attacking websites or fans, you dimtwit!!! His lawyers are. Prince wants to make money in the entertainment industry. Please name for me ONE entertainer who's lawyers DON'T look out for his best interests.
If Prince was such a jerk, why would his website say: "Thank U 2 Housequake 4 removing S.H.O.E. snippet link. Full video will b premiered here as soon as it’s approved 2 do so."
It didn't say: "Thank U 2 Housequake 4 removing S.H.O.E. snippet link, that you had no legal right to post in the first place."
Learn about the law before you attack it.
Otherwise, let's start jumping on Barb for not posting every official and unofficial Queen recording ever.
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Just a prime example of how NIAVE some are here. Please, if you're looking for an entertainment lawyer, don't come to Queenzone.
Before you go being brainwashed by ONE MAGAZINE ARTICLE, maybe you should look at the big picture. Prince isn't attacking websites or fans, you dimtwit!!! His lawyers are. Prince wants to make money in the entertainment industry. Please name for me ONE entertainer who's lawyers DON'T look out for his best interests.
If Prince was such a jerk, why would his website say: "Thank U 2 Housequake 4 removing S.H.O.E. snippet link. Full video will b premiered here as soon as it’s approved 2 do so."
It didn't say: "Thank U 2 Housequake 4 removing S.H.O.E. snippet link, that you had no legal right to post in the first place."
Learn about the law before you attack it.
Otherwise, let's start jumping on Barb for not posting every official and unofficial Queen recording ever.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Micrówave wrote: [/QUOTENAME]^^^
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Just a prime example of how NIAVE some are here. Please, if you're looking for an entertainment lawyer, don't come to Queenzone.
Before you go being brainwashed by ONE MAGAZINE ARTICLE, maybe you should look at the big picture. Prince isn't attacking websites or fans, you dimtwit!!! His lawyers are. Prince wants to make money in the entertainment industry. Please name for me ONE entertainer who's lawyers DON'T look out for his best interests.
If Prince was such a jerk, why would his website say: "Thank U 2 Housequake 4 removing S.H.O.E. snippet link. Full video will b premiered here as soon as it’s approved 2 do so."
Learn about the law before you attack it.[/QUOTE]
How many other artists are trying to shut down fan websites? I bet you can't name one. His lawyers are working on his behalf, so he is ultimately responsible.
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Just a prime example of how NIAVE some are here. Please, if you're looking for an entertainment lawyer, don't come to Queenzone.
Before you go being brainwashed by ONE MAGAZINE ARTICLE, maybe you should look at the big picture. Prince isn't attacking websites or fans, you dimtwit!!! His lawyers are. Prince wants to make money in the entertainment industry. Please name for me ONE entertainer who's lawyers DON'T look out for his best interests.
If Prince was such a jerk, why would his website say: "Thank U 2 Housequake 4 removing S.H.O.E. snippet link. Full video will b premiered here as soon as it’s approved 2 do so."
Learn about the law before you attack it.[/QUOTE]
How many other artists are trying to shut down fan websites? I bet you can't name one. His lawyers are working on his behalf, so he is ultimately responsible.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]PieterMC wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
How many other artists are trying to shut down fan websites? I bet you can't name one. His lawyers are working on his behalf, so he is ultimately responsible.[/QUOTE]
Styx did this about a year ago. It was nothing personal. Go to Styxworld and read all about it.
Don't worry, it was nothing permanent.
So yeah, I guess Dennis DeYoung was going around knocking on nerds doors telling them to unplug it.
Let's move this into the Sports world for a minute. An NFL player who's contract expires and is not renewed by that team, MUST remove all team logos AND COLORS from any personal marketing medium, including a website.
Terrellowens.com, for about 6 weeks, had no official NFL logos on it. It's not a personal attack on fans. Nobody said they couldn't wear his jersey. It's just a legal matter that we all simply don't understand.
How many other artists are trying to shut down fan websites? I bet you can't name one. His lawyers are working on his behalf, so he is ultimately responsible.[/QUOTE]
Styx did this about a year ago. It was nothing personal. Go to Styxworld and read all about it.
Don't worry, it was nothing permanent.
So yeah, I guess Dennis DeYoung was going around knocking on nerds doors telling them to unplug it.
Let's move this into the Sports world for a minute. An NFL player who's contract expires and is not renewed by that team, MUST remove all team logos AND COLORS from any personal marketing medium, including a website.
Terrellowens.com, for about 6 weeks, had no official NFL logos on it. It's not a personal attack on fans. Nobody said they couldn't wear his jersey. It's just a legal matter that we all simply don't understand.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Micrówave wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]PieterMC wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
How many other artists are trying to shut down fan websites? I bet you can't name one. His lawyers are working on his behalf, so he is ultimately responsible.[/QUOTE]
Styx did this about a year ago. It was nothing personal. Go to Styxworld and read all about it.
Don't worry, it was nothing permanent.
So yeah, I guess Dennis DeYoung was going around knocking on nerds doors telling them to unplug it.[/QUOTE]
Dennis DeYoung was not in Styx a year ago.
How many other artists are trying to shut down fan websites? I bet you can't name one. His lawyers are working on his behalf, so he is ultimately responsible.[/QUOTE]
Styx did this about a year ago. It was nothing personal. Go to Styxworld and read all about it.
Don't worry, it was nothing permanent.
So yeah, I guess Dennis DeYoung was going around knocking on nerds doors telling them to unplug it.[/QUOTE]
Dennis DeYoung was not in Styx a year ago.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]PieterMC wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Dennis DeYoung was not in Styx a year ago.[/QUOTE]
Neither was Tommy Shaw or the sick brother. But they couldn't use the Styx likeness either.
So what now it's about Styx isn't Styx without Dennis? Jeez Pieter, you're missing the point... AGAIN!!! (waits for the other half)
Dennis DeYoung was not in Styx a year ago.[/QUOTE]
Neither was Tommy Shaw or the sick brother. But they couldn't use the Styx likeness either.
So what now it's about Styx isn't Styx without Dennis? Jeez Pieter, you're missing the point... AGAIN!!! (waits for the other half)
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Micrówave wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]PieterMC wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Dennis DeYoung was not in Styx a year ago.[/QUOTE]
Neither was Tommy Shaw or the sick brother. But they couldn't use the Styx likeness either.
So what now it's about Styx isn't Styx without Dennis? Jeez Pieter, you're missing the point... AGAIN!!![/QUOTE]
Oh believe me. I understand your point completely.
Dennis DeYoung was not in Styx a year ago.[/QUOTE]
Neither was Tommy Shaw or the sick brother. But they couldn't use the Styx likeness either.
So what now it's about Styx isn't Styx without Dennis? Jeez Pieter, you're missing the point... AGAIN!!![/QUOTE]
Oh believe me. I understand your point completely.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]PieterMC wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Oh believe me. I understand your point completely.[/QUOTE]
Well great. Thanks for letting us know about Dennis, since you've got nothing else. Keep spreading your misconstrued opinions and then backing them up with band personel.
Sometimes, I think you're like Eddie's sequencer in Greensboro, NC. We're all at 440.0 and you're at 448.0.
Oh believe me. I understand your point completely.[/QUOTE]
Well great. Thanks for letting us know about Dennis, since you've got nothing else. Keep spreading your misconstrued opinions and then backing them up with band personel.
Sometimes, I think you're like Eddie's sequencer in Greensboro, NC. We're all at 440.0 and you're at 448.0.
Who the hell would want to make a Styx fansite anyway? The fewer Styx websites out there the better, I say. GO STYX!!!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Erin wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Who the hell would want to make a Styx fansite anyway? The fewer Styx websites out there the better, I say. GO STYX!!![/QUOTE]
STYNX RULES!!
STYNX RULES!!